I started Juicing about a month ago on weekends. This is my second attempt at juicing and I’m finally getting it right.

My first attempt was somewhat of a disaster which resulted in the juicer being banished to the farthermost unreachable corner of the kitchen cabinet.

I don’t think I was quite ready then, here’s what happened – one night during a bout of insomnia, my friend E. ordered a Jack Lalanne Power Juicer. It came; she used it, liked it, and couldn’t stop eulogizing Juicing. She had me convinced I was missing out on something great. So I too bought a juicer on a whim at Costco one Saturday afternoon, I juiced a couple of times and it was just ok, it wasn’t sensational and clean up was a hassle. A couple more times and I began resenting the juicer, I convinced myself it was a crappy juicer and put it away.

Cut to a couple of weeks ago, I started reading up on Juicing during my 48hr cleanse. I felt I was in a better frame of mind to try again. I was so impressed with the results of the 48hr cleanse that I decided to try raw foods on weekends.

Incorporating Juicing into my diet this time wasn’t the big to-do it was the last time. I think my problem the last time was that I didn’t have a game plan, I had no recipes or read up on anything. I just bought a bunch of fruits and veggies juiced them, no direction whatsoever.

This time, I found recipes online, read about the benefits on Juicing and was prepared.

I even decided to try my old dreaded juicer again.

I’ve been Juicing on weekends for almost a month now as part of my raw food diet. Even though I’m supposed to try different recipes (the books/internets say so), I’m stuck on one at the moment hoping that I don’t become allergic to it, I read somewhere that drinking the same juice recipe over and over might cause allergies, but I’m not too worried since I’m only drinking it on weekends. I also learnt that my juicer might not be the best (juice shouldn’t foam) but it’ll have to do for now.

So far, I’ve enjoyed Juicing, I actually look forward to it on weekends, I welcome the change in diet and I feel it’s a mini detox. It feels light and refreshing, and I find that I have more energy throughout the week. I normally drink a glass of juice in the morning, have a huge salad for lunch and do another glass of juice at night.

My tried and trusted recipe is what I call, ABC&G – Apples, Beets, Carrots & Ginger.

It’s simple, easy to make and tastes delicious, clean up is also straightforward (I can’t remember what I was doing wrong the first time) and I compost the juicer pulp to use in my “garden” – I’m growing a few veggies this summer again.

I’m going to try a new recipe this weekend!